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Gastrointestinal tract polyps (view source)
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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperplastic_polyp1.jpg HP - high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperplastic_polyp1.jpg HP - high mag. (WC)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperplastic_polyp2.jpg HP - lower mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hyperplastic_polyp2.jpg HP - lower mag. (WC)]. | ||
=Inflammatory pseudopolyp= | |||
*[[AKA]] ''inflammatory polyp''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Not a true polyp. | |||
*The label ''inflammatory pseudopolyp'' = [[inflammatory bowel disease]] (IBD). | |||
**If there is no history of IBD it should be suggested as a consideration. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Polypoid shape. | |||
*Inflammation - '''key feature'''. | |||
Negatives: | |||
*No nuclear atypia. | |||
*No dilated glands. | |||
DDx: | |||
*Juvenile polyp. | |||
*[[Solitary rectal ulcer]]. | |||
=Adenomatous polys= | =Adenomatous polys= | ||